Associate Substance Use Disorders Counselor
About The Position
The Associate Substance Use Disorders Counselor provides counseling to individuals with a substance use disorder in residential and/or outpatient settings. The counselor supports each individual’s treatment progress and guides them through the phases of substance use disorder treatment. Services span the four performance domains of Screening, Assessment & Engagement; Counseling; Treatment Planning, Collaboration & Referral; and Professional, Ethical Responsibilities. The role includes individual and group counseling, group education, advocacy, and participation in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings. The counselor is expected to uphold agency policies, applicable evidence-based practice models, and clinical standards tied to agency certifications and its strategic plan.
Requirements
- Possess a minimum of a high school diploma or HiSet certificate.
- Possess or be able to obtain the MAADC I credential within the first three months of employment.
- Be able to progress through the Associate Counselor Career Ladder and attain MAADC II by the end of the second year of employment.
- Be able to pass the CRADC exam and attain CRADC certification by the end of the fourth year of employment.
Responsibilities
- Provide services within the four performance domains: Screening, Assessment & Engagement; Counseling; Treatment Planning, Collaboration & Referral; and Professional, Ethical Responsibilities.
- Provide individual counseling, group counseling, and group education as scheduled.
- Advocate for persons served at the case and community levels.
- Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team staffing meetings.
- Represent the agency in a caring and professional manner.
- Demonstrate unconditional positive regard toward persons served.
- Maintain a solution-focused attitude.
- Adhere to applicable evidence-based practice models.
- Demonstrate working knowledge of diagnostic criteria sets for substance use and/or mental disorders.
- Communicate information orally in an effective and accurate manner.
- Ensure the program operates within applicable agency certification standards (CARF, DMH) and the strategic plan related to clinical care.
- Abide by program and agency policies and procedures.
- Perform other job duties and special projects as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
